Jordy Caicedo
Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina (born 18 November 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.
![]() Caicedo in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Machala, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Norte América | ||
| 2014 | → Deportivo Azogues | ||
| 2015–2018 | Universidad Católica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Universidad Católica | 54 | (5) |
| 2019 | → El Nacional (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Vitória | 42 | (7) |
| 2021– | CSKA Sofia | 40 | (22) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ecuador | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:55, 1 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:18, 9 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
As a child, Caicedo played football "in rich boy" neighborhoods, bet money and always won.[1] At the age of 15, he had an unsuccessful trial with Santos, one of the most successful teams in Brazil.[1] He has been compared to Ecuador international Felipe Caicedo.[2]
International career
He made his debut for Ecuador national team on 4 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Brazil. He substituted Enner Valencia in the 76th minute.[3]
Caicedo made his debut in a professional tournament later that month in the 2021 Copa América, coming on as a second half substitute in the opening match against Colombia.[4] Caicedo scored his first goal for the senior national team on March 25, 2022, converting a penalty against Paraguay during a 3-1 loss in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 30 April 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universidad Católica | 2015 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 25 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 59 | 6 | |||
| El Nacional (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 21 | ||
| Total | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 53 | ||
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2022 | Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
Honours
CSKA Sofia
Individual
- Best foreign player in Bulgarian football for 2021 (shared with Jurgen Mattheij)[8]
References
- Primeiro equatoriano do Vitória, Jordy Caicedo revela intimidade correio24horas.com.br
- Jordy Josué Caicedo, goleador que delira con el encocado elcomercio.com
- "Brazil v Ecuador game report". ESPN. 4 June 2021.
- "Colombia se impuso 1-0 a Ecuador en la Copa América". El Comercio (in Spanish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "Ecuador, Uruguay Claim South America's Remaining Automatic World Cup Berths". 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Jordy Caicedo at Soccerway
- "PARAGUAY VS. ECUADOR 3 - 1". Soccerway. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- Kichukov, Simeon (19 January 2022). "За втори път Кирил Десподов е Футболист на №1 на България". dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
